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Status
Active
Coverage
1975–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
4.7
SJR · SCImago
0.713
Q3 SJR quartile
H-index
200
Best quartile
Q3 · 49th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neuroscience (all) | 57 / 112 | 49th | Q3 |
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Neuroscience Letters
Neuroscience Letters is Scopus-indexed (Q3, CiteScore 4.7), WoS SCIE. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd.
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ISSN 0304-3940Verify ISSN ↗1872-7972Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Elsevier Ireland Ltd
Scopus · Q3WoS · SCIEONOS
4.7
CiteScore 2025
Q3
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$3,430 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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This journal is part of the ONOS national subscription — readers at an ONOS-subscribed Indian institution get full-text access to its articles at no cost.
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Quick answers
Is Neuroscience Letters indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1975–present, best quartile Q3, CiteScore 4.7.
What quartile is Neuroscience Letters in Scopus?
Neuroscience Letters is Q3 in Neuroscience (all) (rank 57 of 112), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Neuroscience Letters?
Neuroscience Letters is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 4.7, which places it in quartile Q3 at the 49th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.713, quartile Q3, with an H-index of 200.
How much does it cost to publish in Neuroscience Letters?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,430 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Neuroscience Letters and what is its ISSN?
Neuroscience Letters is published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd. Its print ISSN is 0304-3940 and its online ISSN is 1872-7972.
Is Neuroscience Letters covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Neuroscience Letters in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Neuroscience Letters open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Neuroscience Letters? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Neuroscience Letters has an h-index of 269 and a 2-year mean of 2.04 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 4.7, quartile Q3. On 2-year citations it ranks #69 of 112 Scopus journals in Neuroscience (all).
269
h-index
2.04
2-yr mean citations
27,524
i10-index
40,328
works indexed
1,294,488
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$3,430
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#69 of 112 Bottom 39% Neuroscience (all)
Neuroscience Letters published 250 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2017 with 844. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Neuroscience Letters? — latest 99 articles, 2026
In its latest 99 research articles (2026), authors are most often from China (27.3%), United States (21.5%) and Japan (11.1%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Neuroscience Letters? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 71 retracted papers are recorded (1.8 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 71 · 1.8 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 · 0 per 1,000 papers — mostly suspect text
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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